Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface xi
4. Prologue 1
5. 1. "Every Journey Begins with the First Step" 3
6. 2. Winter Days 18
7. 3. Panda Politics 36
8. 4. A Footnote to History 44
9. 5. A Mountain of Treasure 52
10. 6. In the Hollow of a Fir 81
11. 7. Wei-Wei's World 99
12. 8. Death in the Choushuigou 122
13. 9. Travels in Panda Country 130
14. 10. Zhen-Zhen Eats Bitterness 152
15. 11. Tangjiahe 169
16. 12. Crisis 200
17. 13. Prisoners of Fate 218
18. 14. Rent-a-Panda 235
19. Epilogue 250
20. Appendix A. In Search of the Kylin: The Endangered Wildlife of China 253
21. Appendix B. The Panda Is a Panda 261
22. Appendix C. Winter Birds Observed at Wuyipeng 268
23. Appendix D. Excerpts from the 1989 Panda Management Plan 270
24. Appendix E. Excerpts from Position Statements on Exhibition Loans of Giant Pandas 275
25. Afterword 279
26. Selected Reading 287
27. Index of Names 291
28. Index of Species and Subjects 295